Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-14
PUBLIC INST ALLA1lON.

Last night was the public installation Of
the officers of the Sons of Herman. The
members and their families and friends gath
cred ut the pleasant little hail OF the order to
the number Of one hundred and fifty. Here
an elegant supper was served by the good
b use wives Of the members. Then the table 6
were cleared away and to the music Of Shaw s
orchestra t. g young people tripped the hours
away in the merry dance.
The folio wing officers were installed: ex-
president, Joseph Koenig; president, h.
Tatgenhorst; vice president, Peter Getto;
| recording secretary. j. Bittman; financial
| secretary, J. Hoen.cheidt; treasurer, J..
| Baehr; district deputy, o. Zimmerman
trustea, Il. Bogdansky; conductor, VIM.
Springborn; inside watchman, Jno. Dres-
cher; outside watchman. NJ Matzka; finance
committee, Geo. VAIL, VIM. Myer and r.
braltsch.
IMPROVEMENT IN THE sUPERLATIvE
Messrs. John A. Zone and Gus. Miller Of
Wheeling, w. Va, Is in the city again
ThsJ have been here two or three Tunes
tell The city of the southwes invested largely,
from which the gains have been largely Oh
the desired side.
Ia speaking Of the city last evening they
said they never saw any city improve ns
rapidly as Wichita has in the la 1t SIX IN ,nths
1t had improved rapidly before but in tn. il
judgment not SO rapidly as OF late. The
im posing brick block now where there was
The frame building or two story brick was
very noticeable feature and the many
changes of this sort was quite suffi .ient to
give increased faith in the present and
future Importance Of The city. They will
remain here some days and will then take a
trip into the territory.
OPENING OF WICHITA UNIVERSITY.
On Tuesday next, the 18th, at 10 O'Clock
N tie formal opening of Wichita Univer
sity will take place in the New Reformed
church, corner of Topeka avenue and Lewis
street. President Weber, Rev D. B. Shuey,
Of Emporia, aud others will deliver short ad
dresses. All who expect to be pupils in any
of the department, al members Of the board
Of trustees, and all the friends of the cause
of higher education are hereby urged to be
present. |
1t is probable that the sessions OF the in
will be held for some time to come
in the lecture room, and other Sunday school |
rooms of the church, as neither the univer- |
sity building nor the rooms we expected to |
occupy temporarily on Douglas and Hillside |
avenues are yet ready for occupancy.
previously stated. pupils of both sexes
will be admitted to the preparatory and
classical departments on a perfect equality |
Music vocal ard instrumentaD drawing,
Iaintipg, ETC., will be taught by thoroughly
qualified teachers at low rates. II there are
those who wish to make chemistry, aturaI |
sciences, or German a specially they will find
Prof. Bushong we'll qualified to teach these
branches, as he has just completed full
course in them at Leipsic, Germany TUT
ion in the primary and preparatory depart
nent English branches will be at the rate
Il S21; for the ella steal and collegiate
ranches at the rate of s23 for the school
ear Of tnirty-nine weeks Further informa
ion can be obtained from Rev. J. W. Love
D6 South Market street, chairman Of COM
nittee of arrangements, or from President
Weber.